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like hamas, and calming into question our commitment to our principleal l ally in the middle east, israel. >>> trying to not just score board win after a couple of losses, including the fiscal cliff deal. this fight already looks like a campaign, complete with ads. >> president obama, for secretary of defense chuck hagel is not a responsibility option. >> the same group that put out that ad, the emergency committee for israel, bought the domain name chuck hagel.com and using it to raise questions about the nomination. he's defenders in the meantime have formed their own groups. and the most powerful will not get involved in the fight. let's bring in jonathan capehart and david druker for roll call. >> howard curtz writes, if the republicans can torpedo the nomination, they will look hagel look weak. if hagel is confirmed. they'll be forced to spend capital. >> confirmation -- the confirmation process has always been in recent times a knock-down, drag-out bloody battle for the president to get his picks into his cabinet. and coming after losing the presidential election, losing seats in th
like hamas, and calming into question our commitment to our principleal l ally in the middle east, israel. >>> trying to not just score board win after a couple of losses, including the fiscal cliff deal. this fight already looks like a campaign, complete with ads. >> president obama, for secretary of defense chuck hagel is not a responsibility option. >> the same group that put out that ad, the emergency committee for israel, bought the domain name chuck hagel.com and...
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leveled against president obama saying that he would throw israel under the bus. the american jewish community in commit polls voted 70% for obama. they didn't believe those arguments. there are a variety of former american ambassadors to israel, leading israelis, leading jewish commentators. i myself write for a jewish newspaper at my hometown. there is significant support for chuck hagel and his positions. these are really not fair charges. he has a track record of supporting sanctions on iran, tough diplomacy with iran. >> in addition gay rights groups have also expressed opposition because of the comments he made just a little over a decade ago about american ambassador to luxembourg james hormel who is gay. i know he's apologized for these comments. what are your thoughts about that? there are still a number of gay rights advocates who have serious concerns about chuck hagel. >> this is a watershed moment in our country where the don't ask, don't tell policy has been repealed. chuck hagel has recognized the wisdom of that. came out forcefully with a response
leveled against president obama saying that he would throw israel under the bus. the american jewish community in commit polls voted 70% for obama. they didn't believe those arguments. there are a variety of former american ambassadors to israel, leading israelis, leading jewish commentators. i myself write for a jewish newspaper at my hometown. there is significant support for chuck hagel and his positions. these are really not fair charges. he has a track record of supporting sanctions on...
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he made a very strong statement in support of israel. on the other side he clearly wanted to make sure that his left flank was covered, so he made a strong statement in favor of repealing don't ask/don't tell and he endorsed the decision to let women -- military women into combat. i think the sound bite he hopes comes out of this is when he said that his prime way to judge all these things is, is our policy worthy of our troops and their families and the sacrifice we'll ask them to make? his trump card always is going to be that he served, that he got wounded, that he went through a very difficult war. and the subtext is to ask some of the members of the committee, do you really want to oppose somebody who has this kind of military record and does these sorts of things for our country? >> e.j. and rana, thank you for staying with us. he perfecting cr of a bb cream equal? introducing the newest beauty trend. total effects cc cream c for color. c for correction. [ female announcer ] fight 7 signs of aging flawlessly. cc what's possible. ye
he made a very strong statement in support of israel. on the other side he clearly wanted to make sure that his left flank was covered, so he made a strong statement in favor of repealing don't ask/don't tell and he endorsed the decision to let women -- military women into combat. i think the sound bite he hopes comes out of this is when he said that his prime way to judge all these things is, is our policy worthy of our troops and their families and the sacrifice we'll ask them to make? his...
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some are upset about his past statements about israel. some are upset about this past statements about gays in the military, for which he has apologized. and you know, i think this controversy over cabinet appointments is good. because america learns about who these people are. but the reality is, if the president sticks behind his nominee, the nominee almost never fails. but i think i read in "the new york times" yesterday, the senate in its entire history has approved 500 cabinet nominees and rejected 8, 8 or 9. >> wow. >> last time we rejected anybody in the senate was a defense appointment. a senator, a former senator, just like chuck hagel was a former senator john tower was rejected. but he was a republican appointment facing a democrat majority senate who defeated him. chuck hagel, though a republican, is a democratic appointment, going into a majority democratic senate. chance of hagel being defeated, or really any of the other people we've been talking about these last few days for other spots, the chance of him being defeated is
some are upset about his past statements about israel. some are upset about this past statements about gays in the military, for which he has apologized. and you know, i think this controversy over cabinet appointments is good. because america learns about who these people are. but the reality is, if the president sticks behind his nominee, the nominee almost never fails. but i think i read in "the new york times" yesterday, the senate in its entire history has approved 500 cabinet...
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bunch of members, clarify prior remarks that he's made, make clear his position on key issues like israel and iran. he's probably going to have to get a little closer to the president's public position and allay some concerns about some things he said which i think at times involved not very smart choice of words. i think that ought to do it. i think, you know, senator schumer probably doesn't want to be a no to bring down a presidential nominee at this point. i think schumer needs to demonstrate he asked some tough questions. i think hagel can get pass it it if he has some good meetings and he essentially swanlgs some concerns here. >> ken talked about that this morning that he thought schumer was the key as well. how much of this do you think is republicans that just want to say no and how much is genuine concern? >> i think the fed, john mccain is keeping an open mind on this. that's encouraging if you're chuck hagel in the white house. but i would argue that the most critical meeting chuck hagel will have in the coming days is chuck schumer. he has to be able to answer the questions o
bunch of members, clarify prior remarks that he's made, make clear his position on key issues like israel and iran. he's probably going to have to get a little closer to the president's public position and allay some concerns about some things he said which i think at times involved not very smart choice of words. i think that ought to do it. i think, you know, senator schumer probably doesn't want to be a no to bring down a presidential nominee at this point. i think schumer needs to...
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but i think at the same time, it's fair to raise questions about the comments he's made about israel, about his oppositions to sanctions towards iran, his comments about negotiating with hamas. those are very valid questions that republicans need to ask. >> also, the president still needs to pick his chief of staff. critically important position, as you both know. here's a couple of the main candidates. deputy national security advisor dennis mcdonough and former biden chief of staff, ron clain, said to be the top two. what do you think the president's choice will eventually say about i guess his management style, but also how he intends to sort of negotiate this second term? there have been a bunch of articles today suggesting it's very tough to do as well in a second term as you do in a first term. >> well, it is, but that can change with the context of the time, the environment the president and the congress is presented with, and there are so many serious challenges facing the american people. if the president can find a way with his own involvement and then with his staff's of br
but i think at the same time, it's fair to raise questions about the comments he's made about israel, about his oppositions to sanctions towards iran, his comments about negotiating with hamas. those are very valid questions that republicans need to ask. >> also, the president still needs to pick his chief of staff. critically important position, as you both know. here's a couple of the main candidates. deputy national security advisor dennis mcdonough and former biden chief of staff, ron...